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Get Ready To Cruise The Bahamas!

Get Ready To Cruise The Bahamas!

Get Ready To Cruise The Bahamas covers 33 topics you need to know about for a great time in the Bahamas, all collected in one place to make it easy for you to prepare for your trip.

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All material (except the photo album) is written. Checklists and downloads are included, as are links for items you need to sign up for or buy.

Introduction
- Bahamas Photo Album
- 15 Things to Know About Cruising the Bahamas
- Ciguatera
- The Bahamas Economy & COVID

Bahamas COVID Requirements

Legalities
- Pre-Departure Checklist
- Insurance
- Click2Clear
- Getting a Bahamas Pet Permit
- The Q Flag
- Checking In
- Money
- Checking Out
- CBP ROAM App

Crossing the Gulf Stream, Charts & Cruising Guides
- Crossing the Gulf Stream
- Charts
- Cruising Guides

Weather and Tides
- Getting Weather Info
- Bahamas Tides

Provisioning
- Provisioning in General
- Calculating Amounts to Buy
- Have a Tiny Refrigerator?
- Prescription Medicines
- Fuel, Water, Propane

Communications: Internet, Calling & Texting
- Bahamas Internet
- VPNs (Virtual Private Networks)
- Phone Calls When In the Bahamas
- Communications Apps
- inReach Satellite Communications

In Case of Emergency
- Overview
- Float Plan
- Your Emergency Contacts
- Your Ditch Bag
- Medical Assistance/Evacuation

What People Say . . .

Get Ready To Cruise The Bahamas includes membership in a private Facebook group to ask additional questions and get to know others headed to the Bahamas.

Get ALL my courses, including this one, for just $175.

Learn About the All-Access Pass

Going to the Bahamas should be fun, not stressful! With this course, it is.

8 Modules

Introduction

A short introduction to this course:

Overview
Join the Facebook Group
Bahamas Photo Album
15 Things to Know About Cruising the Bahamas
Ciguatera

1 Introduction 2 Facebook Group 3 Bahamas Photo Album 4 15 Things to Know About Cruising the Bahamas 5 Ciguatera

Legalities

As of September 20, 2022: The Bahamas NO LONGER requires a health visa or testing, regardless of your vaccination status.

Seven items to make your entry to the Bahamas smooth and enjoyable:

Pre-Departure Checklist to be sure you've got all the documents and other items you need
Insurance
Completing Click2Clear
How to get a Pet Import Permit if you are taking a pet
The Q Flag: how to fly it
Checking in: how to do it with the least amount of fuss
Money in the Bahamas
Checking out no longer required
US CBP ROAM app for checking back into the US, regardless of your nationality

1 Pre-Departure Checklist 2 Insurance 3 Click2Clear 4 Getting a Bahamas Pet Permit 5 The Q Flag 6 Checking In 7 Money 8 Checking Out 9 CBP ROAM App

Crossing the Gulf Stream, Charts & Cruising Guides

Deciding where you want to go:

Planning a fast, safe and comfortable Gulf Stream crossing
Getting the best charts, electronic and paper
Up-to-date information on anchorages, marinas and ashore through cruising guides

1 Crossing the Gulf Stream 2 Charts 3 Cruising Guides

Weather and Tides

Two important keys for staying safe:

Getting good weather information
Accurate tide and current data

1 Getting Weather Info 2 Bahamas Tides 3 Bahamas Winter Weather

Provisioning

A step-by-step plan to have exactly what you need:

Provisioning Realities
Calculating What and How Much to Buy
Have a Tiny Refrigerator? Don't Despair
Prescription Medicines
Fuel, Water, Propane

1 Provisioning 2 Calculating Amounts to Buy 3 Have a Tiny Refrigerator? 4 Prescription Medicines 5 Fuel, Water, Propane

Communications: Internet, Calling & Texting

Staying connected in every way possible:

Internet Options
VPNs
Phone Calls
Communication Apps
inReach Satellite Communications

1 Bahamas Internet 2 VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) 3 Phone Calls When In the Bahamas 4 Communications Apps 5 inReach Satellite Communications

In Case of Emergency

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Few people have serious problems on a trip to the Bahamas, but being prepared dramatically boosts the chances of a good resolution:

Overview
Float Plan
Your Emergency Contacts
Your Ditch Bag
Medical Assistance/Evacuation

1 Overview 2 Float Plan 3 Your Emergency Contacts 4 Your Ditch Bag 5 Medical Assistance/Evacuation

Final Thoughts

Congratulations! You've completed Get Ready to Cruise the Bahamas!

1 Final Thoughts

Modules for this item 8

Introduction

A short introduction to this course:

Overview
Join the Facebook Group
Bahamas Photo Album
15 Things to Know About Cruising the Bahamas
Ciguatera

Legalities

As of September 20, 2022: The Bahamas NO LONGER requires a health visa or testing, regardless of your vaccination status.

Seven items to make your entry to the Bahamas smooth and enjoyable:

Pre-Departure Checklist to be sure you've got all the documents and other items you

Crossing the Gulf Stream, Charts & Cruising Guides

Deciding where you want to go:

Planning a fast, safe and comfortable Gulf Stream crossing
Getting the best charts, electronic and paper
Up-to-date information on anchorages, marinas and ashore through cruising guides

Weather and Tides

Two important keys for staying safe:

Getting good weather information
Accurate tide and current data

Provisioning

A step-by-step plan to have exactly what you need:

Provisioning Realities
Calculating What and How Much to Buy
Have a Tiny Refrigerator? Don't Despair
Prescription Medicines
Fuel, Water, Propane

Communications: Internet, Calling & Texting

Staying connected in every way possible:

Internet Options
VPNs
Phone Calls
Communication Apps
inReach Satellite Communications

In Case of Emergency

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Few people have serious problems on a trip to the Bahamas, but being prepared dramatically boosts the chances of a good resolution:

Overview
Float Plan
Your Emergency Contacts
Your Ditch Bag
Medical Assistance/Evacuation

Final Thoughts

Congratulations! You've completed Get Ready to Cruise the Bahamas!

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